Read this latest book by P.K. Aggarwal that presents likely impacts of climate change on different agricultural sectors. It shows the assessment of the magnitude of emissions of GHGs from Indian agriculture and evaluates the potential of various mitigation strategies.
States that are Maoist strongholds have one more thing in common: they all appear to be malaria hotspots. The disease is finding a safe haven in these areas that lack development and effective governance to curb the disease.
A few Indian universities make it to the several ranking schemes that exist internationally. As per SCOPUS (http://www.scopus.com) research on Indian universities, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has been ranked 18th and contributes towards 18.31 per cent of India
Washington: Nasa is set to blast off a prototype rocket on Tuesday that carries hopes of returning humans to the Moon, and for the first time to Mars, despite deep uncertainty about the program
New Delhi: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced 76 grants for bold and innovative ideas to improve global health and three of them have been bagged by Indian researchers. Ranjan Nanda, K.V.S.
Paris: If being locked up in a cramped capsule for 17 months with five strangers is your idea of a good time, the European Space Agency (ESA) may have a job for you.
ESA is looking for a few good men and women
Washington: A meteorite more than 40 kms wide and hurtling towards Earth at 58,000 miles per hour that killed dinosaurs 65 million years ago had actually crash-landed off India
